Summer Music Camps

Help your student excel in their music skills at a music camp this summer. California is lucky to have a variety of high quality summer music programs in diverse settings: local colleges, scenic mountain campgrounds and university campuses. Last summer, students from SLO High and LAMS attended at least 4 of the programs below. Almost every program listed offers a variety of financial aid/scholarship packages. If you have experience with another music camp program, feel free to pass on your info to Mrs. Jeskey!

Local Day Camps:

Te Velde School of Music- This local music school has numerous “School of Rock” summer day camps for instrumentalists, piano and vocals. Locations in both SLO & AG; Age 8 – 16. http://www.teveldemusic.com

San Diego Summer Music Institute – The 2019 San Diego Summer Music Institute, located on the San Diego State University campus, will be July 7 – July 13. SDSMI is one of the premier summer music camps in Southern California. To learn more or apply you can visit sdsmi.org

Hayward La Honda Music Camp – Located at YMCA’s Camp Jones Gulch in the Redwood mountains between Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz. This program is run by the music faculty at CSU East Bay (Hayward). One week only. Includes concert, orchestra, jazz and choral groups. July 20-27, Grades 6-12. http://www.lahondamusiccamp.org/index.html

Cazadero Music Camp – Cazadero is set on 33 forested acres near the Russian River in Sonoma County. Multiple ensembles and styles of music. one to two week sessions from June 17 – August 3, session dates by age groups. Grades 5-12. http://www.cazadero.org/music-camp/index.php

Silver Lake Band Camp – A one week camp located in South Lake Tahoe. Camp runs from July 21-27, 2019. Junior Band (grades 7-9) and Senior Band (grades 10-graduated senior). http://www.silverlakebandcamp.com

Wildwood Music Camp – Located at Camp Cedar Falls in Angelus Oaks, CA. Two one week instructional sessions. Intermediate Session (grades 7-9) is July 7-14 and Senior Session (grades 10-13) is July 14-21. http://www.wildwoodmusiccamp.org

Donner Mine Music Camp – Located in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Two six day camps. High School is July 8-13 and Junior High is July 15-20. http://www.DMMC.org